Churchill's pocketbook of medicine

• Other Authors: Hayes, Peter C. Peter Clive (Editor), Mackay, Thomas W. (Editor), Forrest, Ewan H. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Edinburgh Churchill Livingstone 2002 (2004 printing)
• Edition: THIRD EDITION
• Subjects: Internal medicine > Handbooks, manuals, etc; Medicine > handbooks
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: 636 pages illustrations 19 cm
• ISBN: 9780443064982; 0443064989; 9780443064975; 0443064970

An invaluable source of reference for clinical medical students and houseofficers working on the wards. The book is designed to make the information as accessible as possible; it is pocket-sized and the contents are listed on the back cover and easily located using the coloured bands. The chapter on medical emergencies is printed in a different second colour (red). Colour photographs are being introduced into the common signs and symptoms chapter. The contents are organised by disease, each disorder being broken into relevant categories with simple definitions highlighted in colour, management presented in boxes and investigations clearly listed. The book is illustrated with easily located reference tables and line diagrams.it provides all the information required in an attractive format superbly designed for simple usefactually concise: only contains the detail that is required (unlike the Oxford which tries to give you a little bit of everything) small andexcellent value for moneyvaluable source of reference material Emphasis on the basis and scientific background to clinical topics - in "Scientific background" boxes Colour photographs in the chapter on signs and symptoms of disease Revision of the introductory chapter to be more detailed and longer Clinical guidelines and evidence-based medicine added to all topics. All subjects coded as 'Key topic' as appropriate New chapter on oncology